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Freelance Innovation Associate

Elmhurst, IL

Contracted

Maddock Douglas

Experienced

Position Overview:

We are looking for a freelance innovation practitioner to be a go-to resource to help with a variety of innovation activities that enable our clients to grow, stake new ground and stay relevant into the future. Ideal candidates have a knack for gathering information and then synthesizing it in order to tell a compelling story and uncover new opportunities. Ideally, candidates will work out of our Chicago-area office; however, flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the country is a possibility.

Potential Responsibilities:

Review client-provided documents, conduct secondary research and listen/note-take on client, expert or customer interviews and pull the most salient observations.

Analyze a wide variety of input to find patterns — and then contribute to the synthesis and presentation of learnings in a well-structured presentation to meet a client need. Presentations range by topic; some examples include:

Client or product competitive landscape

Future trends and relevant opportunity areas

Specific industry or category understanding

Customer insights

Collaborate with and support work teams across competencies including design strategy, research and experience design.

Contribute to key deliverable development

Help plan for and create session materials for co-creation workshops

Participate as a table lead for client co-creation workshops, providing guidance and oversight and contributing to generation of content/ideas

Maddock Douglas (www.maddockdouglas.com) is an internationally recognized innovation consulting firm that helps companies design, brand and launch new products, services, experiences and business models while also empowering an agile culture that can continually innovate.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please email Jessica Vitale at- Jessica.v@maddockdouglas.com